Exhibition in Strasbourg presents the life and work of Hristo Botev

An exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Hristo Botev will open at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to mark 150 years since his death. The initiative comes from Kristian Vigenin, Bulgarian MEP from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

The official opening in Strasbourg

The official event will take place on Wednesday at 17:00 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. President Iliana Iotova will address the guests, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova-Chamova, Minister of Justice Nikolay Naydenov and representatives of European and Bulgarian institutions will attend. At Kristian Vigenin’s invitation, Asya Nikolova, director of the Hristo Botev National Museum in Kalofer, will also be a guest at the event.

What the exhibition includes

The exhibition, prepared by UniBIT, includes 23 thematic panels with photographs and information tracing Hristo Botev’s life, revolutionary activity and legacy. It will be presented by Prof. Vanya Dobreva, co-author of the exhibition. Children from the Bulgarian school in Strasbourg, which is named after Hristo Botev, will also take part in the official opening.

The exhibition will remain open to visitors in the European Parliament’s premises in Strasbourg.